A/N. SOOOO SORRY I HAVEN"T UPDATED IN SO LONG! A lot of things have been going on...

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Part 6: The Message

For a while, work at the crime lab was back to normal, but Leah knew that couldn't last. Luckily people still treated her like they had before, so she assumed that only Horatio, Calleigh, Ryan, and the nice IA knew about her past. Horatio had asked her if she knew anything about where her parents might be or who they might be, but Leah honestly had no idea. She hadn't even known her parents were in the vicinity until she had found the address book and been forced to tell Horatio her story.

Once she had been cleared for work again, Leah had jumped into things with a new gusto. She loved her job and REALLY wanted to keep it.

About three weeks later, Leah walked into her house to the usual flurry of hugs from Katie and Amy. Michael was on the phone with his girlfriend, but smiled when Leah said hello. Leah put her purse and car keys down and went to the kitchen to start making dinner, as was her custom. Luke would be home in an hour and then they could collaborate on college homework.

As Leah walked into the kitchen, an old instinct tingled at the base of her skull. Leah flung herself down on the ground just as a bullet whizzed overhead. "Hit the deck!" she shouted at her siblings. Leah pulled out her Smith and Weston from her ankle holster and Michael grabbed the rifle that they kept stashed under the counter. No more shouts came, however.

Leah pulled out her cell phone and called 911 "This is CSI Wilson, I need to report an off-duty shooting at 5940 Maple Terrace Lane."
Then she called Horatio.

"This is Horatio Caine."

"Horatio, it's Leah. My parents just fired into my house."

"How do you know it was you parents?"

"Who else would fire into my house? Luke, the kids, and I have no out-of-prison enemies. And," she grabbed a latex glove out of her bag and pulled the bullet loose from the wall "it's a .223 round. It was their favorite."

"Why would they do that?"

"Maybe it's a message."

"They weren't all that happy about you and Luke grabbing the kids and leaving, were they?"

"That's the understatement of the century."

"Leah, you and Luke need to disappear for a while and the kids need to go into protective custody."

"I will let the kids go, but I have a job I swore to do, Horatio. I'm not leaving. I don't think Luke will either."

"Is everyone okay?"

"The kids are scared, but we're all fine."

"I'm five minutes away."

"See you then."

While Michael walked the house and checked for snipers at vantage points, :eah managed to get Amy and Katie calmed down before police officers arrived.

As police stormed into the house, Leah called Michael downstairs. They alerted when they saw the rifle in his hands, but he put it down immediately when he saw the cops. "That's a .308, you're looking for a .223." Leah said to clarify things.

"Wilson, long time, no see."

"Hey, Aaron, I just hate the fact that we had to meet again under these circumstances."

"Point made. You and the family will have to come eat with us some time. How's Luke?"

"He loves his job, but I think he misses being on the force."

Horatio came in and escorted the kids outside while Leah called Luke. "Hey, I'm on the way home."

"Luke, Mom and Dad just took a shot at us."

"Are you guys okay?"

"We're fine, but they're back, Luke. They're after us."

"You're sure it was them?"

"It was a .223 and the bullet was aimed at my head."

"I'll be there in about thirty minutes. The traffic on the interstate is terrible."

"Don't worry, the cops are here and there was only one shot."

"Okay. Love you."

"Love you, too."

Leah walked outside to see Kyle waiting for her. She ran over to him and held him close while he put his arms around her and stroked her hair. And for the first time in 10 years, Leah cried openly. She cried tears of sadness and pain and anger that her parents had found her again and might show up and ruin her life. She cried tears of happiness that Kyle was there to hold her and comfort her. And she cried tears of determination because her parents had crossed the line over 20 years ago and it was time to make them pay. The whole time, Kyle held her and allowed her to soak his shirt with her tears.

"I'm sorry." She said.

"For what?"

"Crying all over you."

"I have other shirts."

"Do you know?"

"Know what?"

"The whole story. MY whole story?"

"Dad told me a little, but some I heard over the radio in the Hummer."

"Then, I guess it's time you heard the whole thing." Leah told him the whole thing and showed him the scar on her foot.

"Your parents did that to you?"

"Yes."

"I want to tear them to shreds."

"Oh there's a list. Luke, Michael and I top it."

"What about your two sisters?"

"They're too young to really remember anything and Luke, Michael, and I protected them day and night. We hoped that they would have a shot at being normal even if we didn't."

"Wow."

"Please don't hate me for not telling you."

"I love you even more for your strength and courage."

"Thank you."

They sat together for a long time. Leah snuggled up against Kyle, grateful he was there and Kyle with his arm around Leah, protecting her from current harm and wishing her could protect her from her past.

Okay, I hate to play bad guy here as I advance the plot, but I refuse to post anymore to this story until I get a little more feedback. This is currently my most advanced story, so I want to know how I am doing.